During Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Singapore-based anime venture studio Kasagi Labo announced that its working on new Ninja Scroll, Ars Gratia, and Casshan 2045 projects, according to a report by Cartoon Brew.
The new Ninja Scroll project is listed as a film, with Madhouse and MAPPA co-founder Masao Maruyama serving as a special creative advisor. Maruyama previously served as the producer of the original Ninja Scroll film.
Ars Gratia (tentative title) is a new original sci-fi feature by Good Smile Company and LIDEN FILMS. Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 character designer and prolific artist Ilya Kuvshinov is the feature’s director and character designer.
The new Casshan 2045 project is a reimagining of Tatsunoko Production’s Shinzō Ningen Casshan anime. It will feature original character design concepts by Yoshitaka Amano, the iconic artist behind the logos and character designs of numerous Final Fantasy titles.
Fans who don’t want to wait can catch the 4K restoration of Ninja Scroll, the 1993 anime film written and directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri, in a limited theatrical release on October 4, 5, and 7 across the U.S. and Canada. The digital 4K restoration is spearheaded, remastered and produced by Sentai with supervision by Kawajiri himself. According to Sentai, the process involved a 4K scan (3840 × 2160 pixels) of the original 35mm negative, then repairing any damage and lastly performing color correction to create an archival quality digital master of the film.
Fans will have the chance to own the 4K version of Ninja Scroll when Sentai releases the limited edition Blu-ray SteelBook in 4K UHD in early 2027.
